,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cafg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bh1     
#bjah ,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 and ,mr4    
,menendez7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide competitive grants for the      
operation1 security1 and maintenance of 
certain memorials to victims of the     
terrorist attacks of ,september #aa1    
#bjja4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may
 be cited as the #i_/aa ,memorial ,act4 
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,covered memorial ,the term covered     
memorial means a memorial located in the
 ,united ,states established to         
commemorate the events of1 and honor the
 victims of1 the terrorist attacks on   
the ,world ,trade ,center1 the          
,pentagon1 and ,united ,airlines ,flight
 #ic on ,september #aa1 #bjja1 at the   
site of the attacks4  7#b7 ,eligible    

entity ,the term eligible entity means  
the official organization1 as in        
existence on the date of enactment of   
this ,act-- 7,a7 the focus of which is  
the operations and preservation of a    
covered memorial2 and  7,b7 which is an 
organization described in section       
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation 
under #eja7;a7 of that ,code4  7#c7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  #c4   
,competitive grants for covered         
memorials  7a7 ,in general ,subject to  
the availability of appropriations1 the 
,secretary shall award to eligible      
entities competitive grants of varying  
amounts1 as determined by the           
,secretary1 to be used by the eligible  
entity solely for the purposes described
 in subsection 7b74  7b7 ,purposes ,a   
grant awarded under subsection 7a7 shall
 be used by an eligible entity for the  
operation1 security1 and maintenance of 
a covered memorial4  7c7 ,deadline for  

award ,if the ,secretary1 after review  
of an application from an eligible      
entity1 determines to award a grant to  
the eligible entity1 the ,secretary     
shall award the grant not later than #fj
 days after the date of receipt of the  
completed application4  7d7             
,availability ,grant funds made         
available under this section shall      
remain available until expended4  7e7   
,criteria ,in awarding grants under this
 section1 the ,secretary shall give     
greatest weight in the selection of     
eligible entities using the following   
criteria3  7#a7 ,the needs of the       
eligible entity1 and ability and        
commitment of the eligible entity to use
 grant funds1 with respect to ensuring  
the security and safety of visitors of  
the covered memorial4  7#b7 ,the ability
 of the eligible entity to match the    
amount of the grant1 on at least a      
#a-to-#a basis1 with non-,federal assets
 from non-,federal sources1 including   
cash or durable goods and materials     

fairly valued1 as determined by the     
,secretary4  7#c7 ,the greatest number  
of visitors that would benefit4  7#d7   
,the ability and commitment of an       
eligible entity to use grant funds--    
7,a7 to preserve the grounds at the     
covered memorial2 and  7,b7 to educate  
future generations4  7#e7 ,the ability  
and commitment of an eligible entity to 
use grant funds to increase the numbers 
of economically disadvantaged visitors  
to the covered memorial4  7f7           
,limitation ,no grant shall be awarded  
under this section-- 7#a7 for use at a  
covered memorial that does not provide  
for--  7,a7 free admission to all       
facilities and museums associated with  
the covered memorial for active and     
retired members of the military1        
registered first responders to the      
attacks of ,september #aa1 #bjja1 and   
family members of victims of the attacks
 of ,september #aa1 #bjja2 and  7,b7    
dedicated free admission hours for the  
general public at least once a week2 or 

7#b7 to an eligible entity that does not
 allow for annual ,federal audits of the
 financial statements of the eligible   
entity1 including revenues associated   
with ticket sales1 charitable donations1
 grants1 and all expenditures on        
salaries and operations1 which shall be 
subject to review by the ,secretary and 
made available to the public4  7g7      
,reports ,not later than #ij days after 
the end of each calendar year for which 
an eligible entity obligates or expends 
any amounts made available under a grant
 under this section1 the eligible entity
 shall submit to the ,secretary and the 
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report that--  7#a7 specifies the amount
 of grant funds obligated or expended   
for the preceding fiscal year2  7#b7    
specifies any purposes for which the    
funds were obligated or expended2 and   
7#c7 includes any other information that
 the ,secretary may require to more     
effectively administer the grant program
 under this section4  7h7 ,authorization

 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the ,secretary to 
carry out this section #be1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjai through      
#bjbc4